6 Jan 2019

Eddie Beetham: Predicting the future of Pacific atolls

From Summer Weekends, 8:45 am on 6 January 2019

Eddie Beetham measuring coral height in the Maldives.

Tracy Turner measuring coral at the Maldives

Maldives Feb 2016 - a month before a major bleaching event

Maldives Feb 2016 - a month before a major bleaching event

Maldives Feb 2017 - after a major bleaching event

Maldives July 2018 - after a major bleaching event

Eddie Beetham is an Auckland University wave scientist who has co-designed a simple calculation that predicts when and where Pacific Islands will be inundated by the ocean. The calculation was developed to be accessible for inhabitants of the islands to use themselves.

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